Product Overview
The Horstman Ride Height Control System (RHCS™) provides a fully selectable ground clearance adjustment that also maintains the correct weight distribution on multiple axles.
A CANBUS compliant Driver Interface Unit allows for terrain and ride height selections.
The RHCS™ delivers vehicle strategic mobility for airlift, rail transportation and sealift. Tactical mobility, platform stability, and suspension life expectancy are improved.
Integrated, tested and produced on multiple 6×6 and 8×8 platforms the RHCS has delivered high mobility into amphibious, desert, mountain and tropical terrain.
Enquire| Feature | Benefit |
|---|---|
| Lower vehicle height / survivability | Reduced height for air-portability and rail gauge Lower silhouette for reconnaissance, or higher ground clearance for counter IED operations |
| Automated Ride Height Settings | Automatic height settings for improved performance across defined terrains |
| Independent Wheel Station Control | Independent wheel station management provides recovery position adjustment Improves vehicle maintenance operations |
| Weight Distribution | Maximizes ground contact and vehicle stability while ensuring optimal loading conditions on all axles Compensation for payload variation across all vehicle variants |
| Wheeled Application | Tracked Application | ||||||||||||||||||||
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ATV |
CAV |
Tactical |
Towed |
6x6 8x8 |
Mining |
Agri |
<24T |
25-35T |
Special |
36-90T |
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Options
- Pre-set or infinitely variable height
- Selectable damping
- Wheel station Lockout for special roles
- Manual and maintenance modes
- Drivers Interface Unit as a software load
Accessories
- Laptop and tablet-based maintainer tools
- System electrical harnesses
- Hydrostrut® suspension
- Joystick attitude control
- Track tensioner (tracked vehicles) – passive or active
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